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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 31, 2000
Filed:
Oct. 20, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Steven F Aulph, Flint, MI (US);
Steven G Kensinger, Burnsville, MN (US);
Assignee:
Delphi Technologies, Inc., Troy, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60P / ; F17B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
220563 ; 137574 ; 137576 ; 220-414 ;
Abstract
A fuel tank assembly for a vehicle includes a tank shell having a first half shell and a second half shell. The fuel tank assembly also includes a plurality of column supports disposed between and attached to the first half shell and the second half shell. The fuel tank assembly further includes a cradle baffle disposed between the first half shell and the second half shell and attached to the column supports. The cradle baffle has at least one compliant joint disposed between a pair of the column supports to allow the cradle baffle to distort when a force is applied to the tank shell.